It turned out that the French distributors couldn’t get the rights to release the 70mm version. That insanely expensive version, additionally, had the strangest extras: including a “signed poster,” with facsimile signatures.
Rumor had it, once upon a time, that there was going to be a silent Brazilian release of the 70mm version. Take that as you will.
That’s a real shame. I was really excited there for a second.